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Exhibition Photos

Juan Roberto Diago (b. 1971)
Refrigerator
(Refrigerador), 2006
Refrigerator manipulated, mixed materials
62 ⅞ x 39 ⁵⁄₁₆ x 29 ½ inches

To be illustrated in the upcoming
catalog IMPORTANT CUBAN ARTWORKS,
Volume Twenty-Two, Cernuda Arte,
Coral Gables, Florida, December 2026.

Provenance:
Acquired directly from the artist

Exhibited in Manual de Instrucciones,
IX Havana Biennial, Convento de Santa
Clara, Havana, Cuba, April, 2006.

Exhibited in Monstruos devoradores
de energía, Casa de América, Madrid,
Spain, March to April, 2007.

Exhibited in Devoradores de energía,
Triennale Bovisa, Milán, Italy,
June 21 to July 8, 2007.

Exhibited in Monstruos devoradores
de energía, Gran Palais de Paris,
Paris, France, July 17 to August 3,
2007.

Exhibited in Los Fríos, Plaza de San
Francisco, Sevilla, Spain, September
8 to 10, 2010.

Exhibited in Diago: The Pasts of This
Afro-Cuban Present, curated by Prof.
Alejandro de la Fuente, Ph.D., and
Dr. Jill Deupi, Ph.D., Lowe Art Museum at
the University of Miami, Coral Gables,
FL, Oct. 24, 2019 - Jan. 19, 2020,
and illustrated in the corresponding
exhibition catalog, page 43.

Sandro De La Rosa (b. 1972)
Opus vs Fatum
(Work vs. Fate), 2020
oil on canvas
60 x 37 ½ inches

Illustrated in IMPORTANT CUBAN
ARTWORKS, Volume Eighteen,
page 153.

Provenance:
Acquired directly from the artist;
Private Collection, Coral Gables, Florida.

Humberto Calzada (b. 1944) Years of Hope
(Años de Esperanza), 1995
acrylic on canvas
47 ½ x 35 ½ inches
Signed, dated, and titled on reverse.

Illustrated in IMPORTANT CUBAN
ARTWORKS, Volume Eighteen,
page 124.

Provenance:
The Collection of The Republic National
Bank of Miami, Miami, Florida;
The Collection of Wells Fargo
International Bank, Miami, Florida.

Exhibited in HUMBERTO CALZADA,
The Cuba of Yesterday - Early Works
1970's to 1990's, CernudaArte,
Coral Gables, Florida,
May 2021 - October 2021, and
illustrated digitally on
cernudaarte.com, exhibitions.

Exhibited in Art Miami Fair,
Miami, Florida, December, 2021.

Exhibited in EXPO Chicago Art Fair,
Festival Hall, Navy Pier, Chicago,
Illinois, April, 2022.

Manuel Mendive (b. 1944)
River Waters
(Aguas de Río), 2014
bronze sculpture, 1 of 7
77 x 37 x 22 inches

Illustrated [different number] in
IMPORTANT CUBAN ARTWORKS,
Volume Fifteen, page 134.

Provenance:
Acquired directly from the artist.

Exhibited in Things that Cannot Be Seen
Any Other Way: The Art of Manuel Mendive,
Frost Art Museum, Miami, Florida,
November, 2013.

This sculpture (different number)
currently exhibited in the open-air
sculpture garden of the Frost Art Museum,
Miami, Florida.

Also currently exhibited (different
number) open air in the Seawall of Old
Havana, Avenue of the Port, near the
Alameda de Paula, Havana, Cuba.

Illustrated (different number) in the
book Mendive, Collage Ediciones, Havana,
2015, page 220.

This painting is accompanied by a
Certificate of Authenticity, signed
by the artist.

Joel Besmar (b. 1968)
The Voice of Silence
(La Voz del Silencio), 2010
oil on canvas
19 ¾ x 28 ¾ inches

Illustrated [different number] in
IMPORTANT CUBAN ARTWORKS,
Volume Nine, page 96.

Provenance:
Acquired directly from the artist.

Exhibited JOEL BESMAR: The Endless
Library / La Biblioteca Infinita,
Cernuda Arte, Coral Gables, FL,
Oct. – Nov. 2013, and illustrated
in the corresponding exhibition
catalog, page 10.

Exhibited in EXPO Chicago Art Fair,
Festival Hall, Navy Pier, Chicago,
Illinois, September, 2018.

Joel Besmar (b. 1968)
Of Wisdom and Wonder
(De Sabiduría y Asombro), 2021
oil on canvas
35 ½ x 38 inches

Illustrated [different number] in
IMPORTANT CUBAN ARTWORKS,
Volume Nineteen, page 148.

Provenance:
Acquired directly from the artist.

Exhibited in Art Wynwood Fair,
Miami, Florida, February, 2023.

Exhibited in Important Contemporary
Masters, Cernuda Arte, Coral Gables,
Florida, Apr. - Sep. 2023, and
illustrated digitally on
cernudaarte.com, exhibitions.

Humberto Calzada (b. 1944)
Window to the Sea
(Ventana al Mar),
ca 1987
acrylic on heavy paper laid down on board
30 x 20 inches

To be illustrated in the upcoming
catalog IMPORTANT CUBAN ARTWORKS,
Volume Twenty-Two, Cernuda Arte,
Coral Gables, Florida, December 2026.

Juan Roberto Diago (b. 1971)
Someone Baptized Me
(Alguien Me Bautizó), 1998
mixed media on canvas
39 x 29 inches

To be illustrated in the upcoming
catalog IMPORTANT CUBAN ARTWORKS,
Volume Twenty-Two, Cernuda Arte,
Coral Gables, Florida, December 2026.

Provenance:
Private Collection.

This artwork is accompanied by a
Photo-Certificate of Authenticity
signed by the artist, dated Oct. 7, 2025.

Enrique Casas (b. 1976)
Enchantment
(Encantamiento), 2025
oil on canvas
60 x 40 inches

To be illustrated in the upcoming
catalog IMPORTANT CUBAN ARTWORKS,
Volume Twenty-Two, Cernuda Arte,
Coral Gables, Florida, December 2026.

Provenance:
Acquired directly from the artist.

Miguel Florido (b. 1980)
I Miss You Even Though
Nothing is the Same
(Te Extraño, Aunque Nada
es Igual), 2005
oil on canvas
9 ¾ x 13 ¾ inches

Illustrated [different number] in
IMPORTANT CUBAN ARTWORKS,
Volume Twenty, page 123.

Provenance:
Acquired directly from the artist.

Exhibited in Miguel Florido in Focus,
Cernuda Arte, Coral Gables, FL,
Aug. - Nov. 2017, and illustrated
digitally on cernudaarte.com,
exhibitions.

Exhibited in Art Wynwood Fair,
Miami, Florida, February, 2024.

Rafael Soriano (1920 – 2015)
Equilibrist
(Equilibrista), 1982
oil on canvas
30 x 24 inches

Illustrated [different number] in
IMPORTANT CUBAN ARTWORKS,
Volume Eighteen, page 105.

This painting is also signed, titled,
and dated by the artist, on the
reverse.

Exhibited at Palm Beach Modern and
Contemporary Art Fair, Palm Beach,
Florida, March, 2022.

The painting is accompanied by a
Photo-Certificate of Authenticity
issued by the Rafael Soriano
Foundation, signed by Hortensia
Soriano, daughter of the artist,
dated August 12, 2021.

The painting is registered in
Rafael Soriano Digital Catalogue
Raisonné (1982), The Rafael Soriano
Foundation.

Gina Pellón (1926 – 2014)
Memories of Struggles
(Recuerdos de Luchas), 1988
mixed media on canvas
45 ½ x 34 ¾ inches

Illustrated [different number] in
IMPORTANT CUBAN ARTWORKS,
Volume Seventeen, page 89.

Exhibited in EXPO Chicago Art Fair,
Festival Hall, Navy Pier, Chicago,
Illinois, April, 2023.

Exhibited in Art Miami Fair,
Miami, Florida, December, 2025.

Lilian García-Roig (b. 1966)
Banana Plantation and Mogote Hill
(Platanal y Mogote), 2016
mixed media on heavy paper
laid down on board
22 x 30 inches

Illustrated in IMPORTANT CUBAN
ARTWORKS, Volume Twenty-One,
page 153.

Provenance:
Acquired directly from the artist.

Exhibited in EXPO Chicago Art Fair,
Festival Hall, Navy Pier, Chicago,
Illinois, April, 2025.

Enrique Casas (b. 1976)
Natural Splendor
(Esplendor Natural), 2025
oil on canvas
28 x 39 inches

To be illustrated in the upcoming
catalog IMPORTANT CUBAN ARTWORKS,
Volume Twenty-Two, Cernuda Arte,
Coral Gables, Florida, December 2026.

Provenance:
Acquired directly from the artist.

Yasiel Elizagaray (b. 1987)
The Keeper of the Secret
(La Guardiana del Secreto), 2024
mixed media on canvas
55 x 47 inches

Illustrated in IMPORTANT CUBAN
ARTWORKS, Volume Twenty-One,
page 129.

Provenance:
Acquired directly from the artist

Exhibited in EXPO Chicago Art Fair,
Festival Hall, Navy Pier, Chicago, Illinois,
April, 2025.

Giosvany Echevarría (b. 1971)
Interlude
(Interludio), 2016
oil on canvas
9 ¾ x 13 ¾ inches

Illustrated in IMPORTANT CUBAN
ARTWORKS, Volume Twenty-One,
page 124.

Exhibited in Dallas Art Fair,
Dallas, Texas, April, 2019.

Exhibited in Art Miami Fair,
Miami, FL, December, 2022.

Exhibited in Important Contemporary
Masters, Cernuda Arte, Coral Gables, FL,
Apr. – Sep. 2023, and illustrated
digitally on cernudaarte.com,
exhibitions.

Giosvany Echevarría (b. 1971)
A Sunlit Day
(Un Día Soleado), 2016
oil on canvas
13 ¾ x 9 ¾ inches

Illustrated in IMPORTANT CUBAN
ARTWORKS, Volume Sixteen,
page 144.

Provenance:
Acquired directly from the artist.

Exhibited In the Library: Giosvany
Echevarría, Cernuda Arte, Coral Gables,
Florida, December 2017 - May 2018,
and illustrated digitally on
cernudaarte.com, exhibitions.

Antonia Eiriz (1929 – 1995)
Demonstration
(Demostración), ca. 1959
mixed media on heavy paper
30 x 25 ½ inches

Illustrated in IMPORTANT CUBAN
ARTWORKS, Volume Seventeen,
page 79.

Provenance:
Acquired directly from the artist, and
thence by descent to a Private Collection,
Key Biscayne, Florida.

Exhibited in Art Miami Fair,
Miami, Florida, December, 2019.

Exhibited in 100 Years of Creations
by 20 Women Artists (1922 to 2022),
Cernuda Arte, Coral Gables, Florida,
July – December, 2022, and illustrated
digitally on cernudaarte.com,
exhibitions.

Antonia Eiriz (1929 – 1995)
Havana Cathedral
(La Catedral de La Habana), ca. 1959
mixed media on heavy paper
24 x 19 inches

Illustrated in IMPORTANT CUBAN
ARTWORKS, Volume Seventeen,
page 78.

Provenance:
Acquired directly from the artist, and
thence by descent to a Private Collection,
Key Biscayne, Florida.

Exhibited in Art Miami Fair,
Miami, Florida, December, 2019.

Exhibited in 100 Years of Creations
by 20 Women Artists (1922 to 2022),
Cernuda Arte, Coral Gables, Florida,
July – December, 2022, and illustrated
digitally on cernudaarte.com,
exhibitions.

Giosvany Echevarría (b. 1971)
The Hues of My Land
(Los Matices de Mi Tierra), 2015
oil on canvas
40 ⅛ x 78 ¾ inches

Illustrated in IMPORTANT CUBAN
ARTWORKS, Volume Nineteen,
page 153.

Provenance:
Acquired directly from the artist.

Exhibited In the Library: Giosvany
Echevarría, Cernuda Arte, Coral Gables,
Florida, December 2017 - May 2018,
and illustrated digitally on
cernudaarte.com, exhibitions.

Exhibited in Converging Dialogues in
Contemporary Art: Cernuda Arte Represented
Artists, Art Ovation Hotel, Sarasota,
Florida, September 2020 - March 2021,
curated by Dr. Francine Birbragher.

Giosvany Echevarría (b. 1971)
Customary Beauty
(Belleza Habitual), 2015
oil on canvas
15 ¾ x 23 ½ inches

Illustrated in IMPORTANT CUBAN
ARTWORKS, Volume Eighteen,
page 162.

Provenance:
Acquired directly from the artist.

Exhibited in Dallas Art Fair,
Dallas, Texas, April, 2016.

Exhibited In the Library:
Giosvany Echevarría, Cernuda Arte,
Coral Gables, Florida,
December 2017 - May 2018.

Exhibited in Modern & Contemporary
Cuban Art from The Island & The Diaspora,
Cernuda Arte, January – March, 2021, and
illustrated virtually on cernudaarte.com

Exhibited in Art Miami Fair, Miami,
Florida, December, 2021.

Exhibited in EXPO Chicago Art Fair,
Festival Hall, Navy Pier, Chicago, Illinois,
April, 2024.

Giosvany Echevarría (b. 1971)
A Lingering Sunset
(Un Largo Atardecer), 2015
oil on canvas
9 ¾ x 13 ¾ inches

Illustrated in IMPORTANT CUBAN
ARTWORKS, Volume Thirteen,
page 152.

Provenance:
Acquired directly from the artist.

Exhibited in Modern & Contemporary
Cuban Art From The Island & The
Diaspora, Cernuda Arte, Coral Gables, FL,
January – March, 2021, and illustrated
digitally on cernudaarte.com,
exhibitions.

Exhibited in Art Wynwood Fair,
Miami, Florida, February, 2024.

Giosvany Echevarría (b. 1971)
Morning Reflections
(Reflejos de la Mañana), 2016
oil on canvas
35 ⅝ x 47 ⅛ inches

Illustrated in IMPORTANT CUBAN
ARTWORKS, Volume Nineteen,
page 152.

Provenance:
Acquired directly from the artist.

Exhibited in Dallas Art Fair,
Dallas, Texas, April, 2017.

Exhibited in EXPO Chicago Art Fair,
Festival Hall, Navy Pier, Chicago, Illinois,
September, 2017.

Exhibited In the Library:
Giosvany Echevarría, Cernuda Arte,
Coral Gables, Florida,
December 2017 - May 2018,
and illustrated digitally on
cernudaarte.com, exhibitions.

Exhibited in Converging Dialogues
in Contemporary Art: Cernuda Arte
Represented Artists, Art Ovation Hotel,
Sarasota, Florida, Sep. 2020 – Mar. 2021,
curated by Dr. Francine Birbragher.

Sandú Darié (1908 – 1991)
Concrete
(Concreto), ca. 1950
mixed media on wood
9 ⅝ x 12 ¾ inches

Illustrated in IMPORTANT CUBAN
ARTWORKS, Volume Nineteen,
page 69.

Exhibited in Art Miami Fair,
Miami, Florida, December, 2017.

This artwork is accompanied by a
Photo-Certificate of Authenticity
signed by Pedro de Oraá, Havana, Cuba,
January 11, 2013.

Danuel Méndez (b. 1989)
Breakfast with Diamonds
(Desayuno con Diamantes), 2023
acrylic on canvas
14 x 11 inches

Provenance:
Acquired directly from the artist.

Exhibited in EXPO Chicago Art Fair,
Festival Hall, Navy Pier, Chicago, Illinois,
April, 2025.

Manuel Mendive (b. 1944)
Natural Refuge, (from the series, Vital Energies)
(Refugio Natural, de la serie, Energías Vitales), 2010
mixed media sculpture
88 x 22 x 44 inches

Illustrated in IMPORTANT CUBAN
ARTWORKS, Volume Twenty-One,
page 108.

Exhibited in Mendive, la Luz y
las Tinieblas, José Luis Cuevas
Museum, Mexico City, Mexico, 2011.

Exhibited in Things that Cannot
Be Seen Any Other Way: The Art
of Manuel Mendive, California
African American Museum,
Los Angeles, California,
Apr. 26 to Oct. 20, 2013.

Also exhibited, same show,
at Frost Art Museum, Florida
International University, Miami,
FL, Nov. 16, 2013 to Jan. 26,
2014.

Exhibited in Sotheby’s, New York,
November 20, 2015, and
illustrated in the corresponding
auction catalog, lot no. 180.

Exhibited in EXPO Chicago Art
Fair, Festival Hall, Navy Pier,
Chicago, Illinois, Sep., 2022.

Exhibited in Art Miami Fair,
Miami, Florida, December, 2024.

Illustrated in the book Mendive,
Collage Ediciones, Havana, 2015,
page 214.

Danuel Méndez (b. 1989)
Genesis #1
(Génesis #1), 2025
oil on canvas
7 x 5 inches

To be illustrated in the upcoming
catalog IMPORTANT CUBAN ARTWORKS,
Volume Twenty-Two, Cernuda Arte,
Coral Gables, Florida, December 2026.

Provenance:
Acquired directly from the artist.

Danuel Méndez (b. 1989)
Genesis #2
(Génesis #2), 2025
oil on canvas
7 x 5 inches

To be illustrated in the upcoming
catalog IMPORTANT CUBAN ARTWORKS,
Volume Twenty-Two, Cernuda Arte,
Coral Gables, Florida, December 2026.

Provenance:
Acquired directly from the artist.